This Nepalese "pot-style" incense burner has a copper base, brass fittings,
and a silver-tone top with a brass rim. It stands on three brass legs or
hangs from silver-tone chains. The combination of copper, brass,
and silver coloured metal is considered esecially auspicious in Tibet
and Nepal. The body is 5 1/2" high
by 3 1/2" in diameter; it is 11" from the bottom of the feet to the top of
the hanging chain. This piece displays intricate and fine traditional
Nepalese hand-work and is a wonderful addition to any home altar

Incense may be burned
in any non-flammable container, but most people prefer to place their
charcoal disks and resin or powder incense
in a specially made incense brazier or incense burner that stands on legs,
so that the heat of the burning charcoal will not
mar their altar or table surface. The bottom of the brazier should be lined
with sand to prevent the heat from prematurely burning out the metal.

One old-fashioned name for this common altar tool is a thurible,
and during rituals, the person who tends to the
incense,
especially when it is kept in a hanging thurible and waved about
during the services, is called the thurifer. For home use,
a standing incense brazier is generally preferred, and
it should be large enough to hold
a charcoal disk and incense.

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